{"product_id":"the-first-step-how-one-girl-put-segregation-on-trial-hardcover","title":"The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan E. Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, the first African American girl to try to integrate a white school, and how her experience in 1847 set greater change in motion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunior Library Guild Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2017 Orbis Pictus Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public LibraryKids Best of the Best Book 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Nerdy Book Club Best Nonfiction Book of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book of 2017 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she could never come back. She didn't belong. The Otis School was for white children only. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah deserved an equal education, and the Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African American lawyer argued in a supreme court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese first steps set in motion changes that ultimately led to equality under the law in the United States. Sarah's cause was won when people--black and white--stood together and said, No more. Now, right now, it is time for change! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis, \u003ci\u003eThe First Step\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring look at the first lawsuit to demand desegregation--long before the American Civil Rights movement, even before the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBackmatter includes: \u003c\/b\u003e integration timeline, bios on key people in the book, list of resources, and author's note.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan E. Goodman \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than thirty nonfiction books for children, including \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Burp in Space?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSee How They Run: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll in Just One Cookie\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Notable Book; and \u003ci\u003eOn This Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eTop Picture Book of the Year. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. \u003cbr\u003ewww.susangoodmanbooks.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eComing On Home Soon\u003c\/i\u003e and several Coretta Scott King Award winners, such as \u003ci\u003eTalkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Bat Boy and His Violin\u003c\/i\u003e. 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